Motoring

Safety concerns for students on SH2 buses

Students are standing up on buses for more than an hour on State Highway 2 while travelling to and from school due to overcrowding issues, according to concerned... Read More

Rising Tauranga kart racer

At 9 years old, Tauranga kart racer Nico Thomasen is showing a lot of potential and a bright future. Nico's mum, Shannon Thomasen, says he is undecided about... Read More

An early International truck total restoration

Vintage machinery collector Malcolm Lumsden has family history around Ohinewai going back to 1912 when his grandfather, John Lumsden, and his wife Jessie, immigrated... Read More

Senior driver test creating confusion and stress

Licence renewal for senior drivers is 'wildly inconsistent” and Grey Power is asking NZTA to review and align its guidelines. Drivers must get a medical... Read More

Revs rise for the 2024 Suzuki International Series

The revs are starting to build with massive support arriving and overseas interest being shown ahead of the 2024 Suzuki International Series. The popular... Read More

Ōmokoroa apprentice crews for Supercars

The adrenaline-fuelled chaos of roaring engines and the blur of passing vehicles never distracts the precise choreography of the pit crew. In the world of... Read More

Truckie Rest Zone coming to BOP

The NZI Truckie Rest Zone series continues this week, with the next event planned for Paengaroa today. Heavy vehicle drivers can pull their rigs into the... Read More

NZTA App first step towards digital driver licence

A new app is being developed to deliver digital driver licence's in New Zealand. The Ministry of Transport and NZTA have begun initial work on what legislative... Read More

Taupō Super400 cements a place on the calendar

The Taupō Super400 looks set to become a permanent feature of the Supercars Championship calendar with the town impressing all those involved. Supercars... Read More

Former enduro champion Groombridge leads the way

Taupo's Brad Groombridge knows a thing or two about winning enduro events and actually he's quite good at motocross and cross-country racing too. This season's... Read More

Tauranga Townley brothers win at motocross champs

The saying ‘the apple doesn't fall far from the tree' certainly rings true in the Townley household, with former supercross and motocross star Ben handing... Read More

Taupō’s Supercars dubbed a roaring success

Even in the pouring rain, Supercars fans flooded the Taupō International Motorsport Park for the very first time that this event was held in little ol' Taupō. Some... Read More